Measures of Happiness: M-ACO-cw-mq-v-3-a
Characteristics
- Code:
- M-ACO-cw-mq-v-3-a
- Focus:
- Mixed: Affect + Contentment + Overall (M-ACO)
- Time frame:
- last week (cw)
- Mode:
- multiple questions (mq)
- Scale Type:
- verbal scale (v)
- Scale Range:
- 3
Description
Self report on 24 questionsA Indicate your agreement with the following statements
Aa In most ways my life is close to ideal
Ab The conditions of my life are excellent
Ac I am satisfied with my life
Ad So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
Ae If I could live my life over again, I would change nothing
B ; Today I felt.
Ba joyful
Bb grateful
Bc amused
Bd content
Be proud
Bf awed
Bg loving
Bh hopeful
Bi interested
Bj angry
Bk sad
Bl afraid
Bm ashamed
Bn contemptuous
Bo embarrassed
Bp guilty
Bq disgusted
Rating scales not reported
Computation: A and b standardized and summed
A is Diener's Satisfaction with life Scale SWLS
B is Fredrickson's modified Differential Emotions Scale mDES
Rated
1 very slight, or not at all
2 little
3 moderate
4 quite a bit
5 extreme
Computation: (A to I)/9 - (J to Q)/8
Name: Fredrickson et. al (2003) Differential Emotions Scale (mDES), Today version
List of Studies Using this Measure
Standard Deviation
- Mean
- = -0.080